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“For those who are actually living here have to deal with dire circumstances and are told to deal with it the best way you can. This is 13 days before Christmas — let that sink in. Happy holidays!”
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Raided South Shore building’s tenants move out after judge denies pleas for more time
Officials have called the South Shore building that federal immigration agents raided in a controversial middle-of-the-night operation “deplorable.” A court order mandated the structure be vacated …
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December 13, 2025 at 9:52 PM
“For those who are actually living here have to deal with dire circumstances and are told to deal with it the best way you can. This is 13 days before Christmas — let that sink in. Happy holidays!”
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“Rekia Boyd was taken from us because she was being too loud. Our vision is to give her her voice back. Your voices now perpetuate Rekia’s story and her promise. You are the future. You are her future.”
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A Long Walk Home is close to deciding the look of the Rekia Boyd Monument
Artists pitch their ideas for a monument to honor Rekia Boyd, who was shot and killed by an off-duty Chicago police officer in 2012.
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December 13, 2025 at 3:51 AM
“Rekia Boyd was taken from us because she was being too loud. Our vision is to give her her voice back. Your voices now perpetuate Rekia’s story and her promise. You are the future. You are her future.”
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If you're up late this weekend,, tune into NBC 5 at 1am Sunday! I had the chance to speak with Hermene Hartman and Curtis Lawrence on N'digo Studio!
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A sharp, timely political roundtable with two of Chicago’s most respected journalists only on N’digo Studio.
Curtis Lawrence - veteran journalist for the Chicago Sun-Times and Block Club Chicago… | H...
A sharp, timely political roundtable with two of Chicago’s most respected journalists only on N’digo Studio.
Curtis Lawrence - veteran journalist for the Chicago Sun-Times and Block Club Chicago, pol...
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December 13, 2025 at 2:45 AM
If you're up late this weekend,, tune into NBC 5 at 1am Sunday! I had the chance to speak with Hermene Hartman and Curtis Lawrence on N'digo Studio!
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When you can't decide how your sugar calories will be used on a cold Chicago morning, you get them all! Thanks for a great start to the weekend @kasamachicago!
December 12, 2025 at 6:29 PM
When you can't decide how your sugar calories will be used on a cold Chicago morning, you get them all! Thanks for a great start to the weekend @kasamachicago!
Actor/director Robert Townsend raises funds for West Side nonprofits with pop-up film fest
“I was seeing all the stuff going on in Chicago…Human rights are under attack and I go. ‘I got to go to Chicago and help. I got to do my part.'”
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“I was seeing all the stuff going on in Chicago…Human rights are under attack and I go. ‘I got to go to Chicago and help. I got to do my part.'”
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Actor and director Robert Townsend raises funds for West Side nonprofits with pop-up film fest
Robert Townsend is in Chicago this week to host a pop-up film festival Dec. 6-7 — one that will showcase films significant to him and raise funds for the Chicago Westside Branch NAACP and The Answe…
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December 2, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Actor/director Robert Townsend raises funds for West Side nonprofits with pop-up film fest
“I was seeing all the stuff going on in Chicago…Human rights are under attack and I go. ‘I got to go to Chicago and help. I got to do my part.'”
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“I was seeing all the stuff going on in Chicago…Human rights are under attack and I go. ‘I got to go to Chicago and help. I got to do my part.'”
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The George M. Pullman Educational Foundation, a nonprofit committed to advancing access to higher education for Cook County students for decades received $10M from MacKenzie Scott in October. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/27/g...
George Pullman Educational Foundation gets $10M gift from MacKenzie Scott
Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott fueled the George M. Pullman Educational Foundation with $10 million to help Cook County students pay for college.
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November 28, 2025 at 2:25 PM
The George M. Pullman Educational Foundation, a nonprofit committed to advancing access to higher education for Cook County students for decades received $10M from MacKenzie Scott in October. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/27/g...
“I’m not trying to draw out potential. I don’t get to determine what a kid’s potential is. What I can draw out is uniqueness,” White said. Helping children take pride in what’s uniquely them, he said, adding, “that’s when potential becomes possible.”
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Maple brown butternut squash anyone? The Evolved Network meets Chicago students where they are with food kits.
Chef Sebastian White has been cooking his version of healing with youth for years. Now there’s a take home kit where they can follow along.
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November 28, 2025 at 2:20 PM
“I’m not trying to draw out potential. I don’t get to determine what a kid’s potential is. What I can draw out is uniqueness,” White said. Helping children take pride in what’s uniquely them, he said, adding, “that’s when potential becomes possible.”
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Come watch a movie and help support journalism at the same time.
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"All the President's Men" Movie Night with the Chicago Headline Club
Add some journalism sparkle to your holidays and join us at the Siskel Film Center to watch this classic.
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November 14, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Come watch a movie and help support journalism at the same time.
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The government is reopening. During the shutdown, Chicago SNAP beneficiaries found allies in community.
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Chicago SNAP beneficiaries find allies in community as government shutdown goes on
As Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits run dry, Chicago communities, schools and businesses have risen to the challenge.
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November 13, 2025 at 4:10 AM
The government is reopening. During the shutdown, Chicago SNAP beneficiaries found allies in community.
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Even after the passage of the 1850 Fugitive Slave Act, local officials and everyday people resisted the legalized abductions of Black Chicagoans. https://bit.ly/4oHpDVu
Chicago has always defied kidnappings of our neighbors - Chicago Reader
Even after the passage of the 1850 Fugitive Slave Act, local officials and everyday people resisted the legalized abductions of men, women, and children who had escaped slavery
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November 12, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Even after the passage of the 1850 Fugitive Slave Act, local officials and everyday people resisted the legalized abductions of Black Chicagoans. https://bit.ly/4oHpDVu
Walking in the Loop? Look down. You may be passing new markers of city's Race Riot of 1919
November 10, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Walking in the Loop? Look down. You may be passing new markers of city's Race Riot of 1919
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"The National Guard Reaction Force is expected to complete civil unrest training and be fully operational by April 1...23,500 troops across all 50 states and three territories, excluding the District of Columbia, the documents say."
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Pentagon readying thousands of Guard ‘reaction forces’ as U.S. mission widens
The Defense Department’s newly established “quick reaction force” within the National Guard is being readied for civil unrest missions in U.S. cities.
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October 30, 2025 at 4:34 PM
"The National Guard Reaction Force is expected to complete civil unrest training and be fully operational by April 1...23,500 troops across all 50 states and three territories, excluding the District of Columbia, the documents say."
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If Fred Hampton was alive today, who knows what the landscape of Chicago would look like?
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‘Measure of a Man’ showcases Black Panther leader Fred Hampton’s Chicago legacy
In doing her research, playwright India Nicole Burton says she found that “I cannot not write about this guy.”
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October 29, 2025 at 8:13 PM
If Fred Hampton was alive today, who knows what the landscape of Chicago would look like?
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"Daily newspaper circulation that averaged between 50 and 60 million people at the turn of the century now stands at just over 15 million.
An estimated 365,460 people worked at newspapers in 2005, and now that number is down to 91,550, the report said." www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/20/n...
An estimated 365,460 people worked at newspapers in 2005, and now that number is down to 91,550, the report said." www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/20/n...
Northwestern University report: Newspapers closing, news deserts growing for beleaguered industry
Some 136 newspapers in the United States have closed in the past year, news deserts are expanding and web traffic to the nation’s top newspapers has dropped markedly this decade, according to a rep…
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October 21, 2025 at 11:31 PM
"Daily newspaper circulation that averaged between 50 and 60 million people at the turn of the century now stands at just over 15 million.
An estimated 365,460 people worked at newspapers in 2005, and now that number is down to 91,550, the report said." www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/20/n...
An estimated 365,460 people worked at newspapers in 2005, and now that number is down to 91,550, the report said." www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/20/n...
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They were already living in one of Chicago's worst apartment buildings. Then came the ICE raid. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/19/i...
They were already living in one of Chicago’s worst apartment buildings. Then came the ICE raid.
In what appears to have been a warrantless operation, the federal government will not say how many people were detained, who remains in custody and what happened to the children.
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October 19, 2025 at 10:16 PM
They were already living in one of Chicago's worst apartment buildings. Then came the ICE raid. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/19/i...
Ignatian Volunteer Corps. Chicago has been connecting the 50-year-old-plus set with a chance to help those in need for 25 years.
"People come to IVC for the service and stay for the community," according to Cathy Buescher, IVC’s Chicago program manager. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/19/i...
"People come to IVC for the service and stay for the community," according to Cathy Buescher, IVC’s Chicago program manager. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/19/i...
Ignatian Volunteer Corps connects 50-year-old-plus set with a chance to help those in need
Ignatian Volunteer Corps has partnered adults 50 years of age or older — many who are retirees — with organizations supporting people in need.
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October 20, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Ignatian Volunteer Corps. Chicago has been connecting the 50-year-old-plus set with a chance to help those in need for 25 years.
"People come to IVC for the service and stay for the community," according to Cathy Buescher, IVC’s Chicago program manager. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/19/i...
"People come to IVC for the service and stay for the community," according to Cathy Buescher, IVC’s Chicago program manager. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/19/i...
The creators of this year's 'Exquisite Corpse' want the horror to live in your head.
“I don’t know of anyone else doing a peep-show haunted house that operates as this machine that brings groups of 12 people in and around a room," said co-director Corey Smith.
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“I don’t know of anyone else doing a peep-show haunted house that operates as this machine that brings groups of 12 people in and around a room," said co-director Corey Smith.
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The creators of this year’s ‘Exquisite Corpse’ want the horror to live in your head
Rough House Theatre’s annual Halloween show is back at Steppenwolf, with puppets, artists and environments telling you stories that you won’t understand right away.
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October 17, 2025 at 10:44 PM
The creators of this year's 'Exquisite Corpse' want the horror to live in your head.
“I don’t know of anyone else doing a peep-show haunted house that operates as this machine that brings groups of 12 people in and around a room," said co-director Corey Smith.
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“I don’t know of anyone else doing a peep-show haunted house that operates as this machine that brings groups of 12 people in and around a room," said co-director Corey Smith.
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Chicago Public Library honors Percival Everett, José Olivarez and Mary Dempsey. The award ceremony on Oct. 21, will be online soon. Until then, hear what our local awardees had to say about receiving this nod now.
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Chicago Public Library honors Percival Everett, José Olivarez and Mary Dempsey
The 2025 Chicago Public Library Foundation Awards are honoring author Percival Everett, poet José Olivarez and Mary Dempsey, former commissioner of the Chicago Public Library.
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October 17, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Chicago Public Library honors Percival Everett, José Olivarez and Mary Dempsey. The award ceremony on Oct. 21, will be online soon. Until then, hear what our local awardees had to say about receiving this nod now.
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MacArthur 2025 'genius grant' winners include a Chicago photographer
October 10, 2025 at 8:03 PM
MacArthur 2025 'genius grant' winners include a Chicago photographer
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Chicago news media groups file suit against ICE and DHS, alleging excessive force against reporters www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/06/c...
Chicago news media groups file suit against ICE and DHS, alleging excessive force against reporters
Chicago news media groups filed suit against ICE and Homeland Security, claiming excessive force against reporters and protesters of immigration arrests.
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October 6, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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Madigan must report to prison, appellate court rules www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/03/a...
Appeals court denies bond for ex-Speaker Michael Madigan pending appeal; must report to prison Oct. 13
A federal appeals court Friday denied bond for ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan pending his appeal on corruption charges, a decision that means Madigan will have to report to prison Oct. 13 to bein…
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October 3, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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ChiArts won’t seek renewal of CPS contract, making its future unclear
October 3, 2025 at 10:09 PM
ChiArts won’t seek renewal of CPS contract, making its future unclear
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Roughly 20 bystanders and passersby started following the officers through downtown Chicago, chanting “ICE, go home!”
The crowd of protesters around them grew bigger, yelling “shame.”
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The crowd of protesters around them grew bigger, yelling “shame.”
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September 29, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Roughly 20 bystanders and passersby started following the officers through downtown Chicago, chanting “ICE, go home!”
The crowd of protesters around them grew bigger, yelling “shame.”
📝 @adrianaperez.bsky.social + Cam'ron Hardy
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The crowd of protesters around them grew bigger, yelling “shame.”
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📷 @briancassella.bsky.social
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Donald Trump's National Guard threat taps into traumas long held by Chicago’s Black community
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Donald Trump’s National Guard threat taps into traumas long held by Chicago’s Black community
The idea of increased patrols across the city weighs heavily on Chicago’s Black communities, whose relationship with law enforcement is rooted in historical tensions and present-day fear.
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September 29, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Donald Trump's National Guard threat taps into traumas long held by Chicago’s Black community
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